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American News Pathways 2020 Project

How the public navigated news in 2020

Pew Research Center’s yearlong initiative focusing on how Americans’ news habits and attitudes related to what they heard, perceived and knew about the 2020 U.S. presidential election and COVID-19. MORE >

reportFeb 22, 2021

The front page headline of a newspaper states "FROM PANDEMIC TO A NEW PRESIDENT" on December 31, 2020 in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Americans inhabited different information environments, with wide gaps in how they viewed the election and COVID-19.

short readJan 11, 2021

In studying voters’ views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.

featureDec 15, 2020

Americans who closely follow political news are more likely to have confidence that the public will accept election results. And that’s true across party boundaries.

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reportFeb 12, 2020

Confidence in public acceptance of election results connects to following political news, relying on social media

Americans who closely follow political news are more likely to have confidence that the public will accept election results. And that’s true across party boundaries.
short readFeb 11, 2020

Democrats, Republicans each expect made-up news to target their own party more than the other in 2020

There’s broad concern among Democrats and Republicans about the influence that made-up news could have during the 2020 presidential election.
reportFeb 5, 2020

A sore subject: Almost half of Americans have stopped talking politics with someone

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to have stopped discussing political and election news with someone: 50% vs. 41%, respectively.
reportJan 29, 2020

An oasis of bipartisanship: Republicans and Democrats distrust social media sites for political and election news

Both Democrats and Republicans express far more distrust than trust of social media sites as sources for political and election news.
reportJan 24, 2020

American News Pathways project FAQ

For more details about the American News Pathways project, find answers to frequently asked questions.
reportJan 24, 2020

How to use Pew Research Center’s American News Pathways data tool

A step-by-step guide on how to use the American News Pathways interactive tool, which displays how Americans’ news habits and attitudes relate to what they hear, perceive and know about the 2020 U.S. presidential election and COVID-19.
short readJan 24, 2020

Q&A: How Pew Research Center evaluated Americans’ trust in 30 news sources

Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.
reportNov 20, 2017

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